James Barclay

James Barclay was born in Felixstowe, Suffolk. He wrote his first story, called Troja: Dawn, at the age of 13 and it is, in his own words, "utterly awful". His first novel, Dawnthief, was published over twenty years later in 1999. It was the first book of seven about The Raven, a group of morally ambiguous mercenaries in a myths and magic-based world.

He continues to write books set in the world of The Raven, along with the occasional novella. He currently lives in Teddington with his wife and children.